more new age bullshit turning out to be bullshit...
https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/heightened-mindfulness-strengthens-the-link-between-narcissistic-rivalry-and-aggression-159736
The article says in several places "they discovered that mindfulness did X...." They've been pushing "mindfulness" as a meditation type practice for a while now, and they have no fucking idea what it does to people, or they wouldn't still be discovering these elemental things that it contributes to or causes.
That is why meditation is always taught in a moral and ethical context. The problem is many people who "teach" mindfulness don't have the requisite backgrounds or skills. It is an exercise that can be used to improve emotional health, but you don't start off weight training without any guidance or any other form of coaching. In Buddhism, mindfulness is only one part of the picture, training in morals and ethics is equally important. There are those who teach mindfulness to corporations with a philosophy based on tribalism to allow for such aggression and greed, they are in it for the money.
One must be careful in this endeavor; it is a powerful agent for change, but it is also a good way to counteract the effects of our online lives, especially among youth. It should professionally taught with this purpose in mind and if one wants to do any more than a light practice, then check out secular Buddhism. The path is not always a smooth one and some people should not even begin the journey and if one does, it should be under the guidance of a teacher, finding one is often an issue and without a religious imperative much of the motivation is lacking.
Mindfulness does not add anything new it just reveals what is already there, good or bad and it is up to us to improve it if we can. Try sitting for a few weeks and you will see your thoughts as you never have before, they were always there, but flew below the radar. It's like being a drunk, you can't be cured if you don't see and accept the problem first.
"But Li said that mindfulness is a relatively new area of research in psychology, and the definitions for mindfulness have not been pinned down. Some researchers have focused on “second generation mindfulness,” which combines mindfulness with Buddhist moral principles, while many others have examined “first generation mindfulness,” which focuses on paying attention non-judgmentally in the moment. The MAAS measures first generation mindfulness, which may not be the same as Buddhist mindfulness".
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